"I am a linesman for the county, And I drive the mainroad, Lookin' in the sun for another overload, I hear you singing in the wire, I can hear you thru the whine, And the Wichita Lineman, is still on the line".

This is a picture of a planning application to move a public footpath which is pinned at the entrance to the woods a short walk away from where we live. You might need to enlarge the plans to see it, but where the path of the new footpath will go there is marked on the map "dismantled tramway". What is this? What tramway? Why a tramway? Could this have anything to do with mining and quarrying in the woods. Janie, I need your expertise in these matters.

About Me

One time lecturer, writer on European Affairs and bus conductor, Alan Burnett now divides his time between walking the dog and a little harmless blogging. His News From Nowhere Blog has been running since 2006 and acts as a showcase for his ranting and writing and his photographs old and new.